EP3659891A1 - Intermodal passenger traffic system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an intermodal passenger transport system (1), comprising at least one passenger cabin (2) for accommodating at least one passenger, the passenger cabin having a cabin interface (4), at least one first drive platform (100) with a first traffic mode, including one with the cabin interface (4) corresponding first platform interface (104), at least one second drive platform (200, 300) with a second traffic mode, comprising a second platform interface (204, 304), which at least substantially corresponds to the first platform interface (104), and at least a transit node (6). The invention also relates to a passenger cabin (4) and a drive platform (100, 200, 300).

Description

The invention relates to an intermodal passenger transport system with at least one passenger cabin and various drive platforms as well as a passenger cabin and a drive platform, each for use in such an intermodal passenger transport system. In addition, the invention relates to a cabin interface and a platform interface for such an intermodal passenger transport system and a coupling device for connecting a passenger cabin and a drive platform by means of such a cabin interface and such a platform interface.

Intermodal transport systems are known in simple versions, for example from the cargo sector. Standardized containers can be stacked in large quantities and transported over long distances on container ships and then loaded individually onto freight trains or container trucks.

In such traffic systems, the load carrier itself - for example the container - is a relatively simple mechanical component that only has to take up the required loads and has to have a geometrically defined interface at which the load carrier can be attached to the transport medium used and, if necessary, attached. For example, containers are stacked next to and on top of each other on container ships, with the geometric interfaces interlocking to define them. On freight trains or container trucks, a container is attached to a corresponding interface of the wagon or the truck trailer.

From the patent document WO 00/21814 is a multifunctional, automotive, integrable transport cabin shuttle known. The aim of the patent document is to design a corresponding cabin in such a way that it can move freely in traffic as well as travel long distances in connection with other cabins and carrier systems. For this purpose, the cabin is to be expanded or converted for rails, roads and other carrier and control systems. The multifunctional automotive apparatus proposed in the patent document should be suitable in terms of shape and technology or standardization for conveying people, matter and materials. However, it remains unclear how the proposed system should be used to transport people safely, time-efficiently and comfortably.

Against this background, it is an object of the invention to provide an improved intermodal passenger transport system. In particular, it is an object of the invention to provide an improved passenger cabin with an improved cabin interface and an improved drive platform with an improved platform interface, and thus an improved coupling device for connecting a passenger cabin and a drive platform.

This object is achieved by an intermodal passenger transport system with the features of claim 1, a passenger cabin for use in an intermodal passenger transport system with the features of claim 6, a drive platform for use in an intermodal passenger transport system with the features of claim 9, a cabin interface for use a passenger cabin with the features of claim 12, a platform interface for use on a drive platform with the features of claim 14 and a coupling device for connecting a passenger cabin and a drive platform with the features of claim 16. Preferred embodiments are the subject of the dependent claims.

According to one aspect of the invention, an intermodal passenger transport system is provided. The intermodal passenger transport system has at least: a) at least one passenger cabin for receiving at least one, in particular a plurality of passengers, the passenger cabin having a cabin interface, b) at least one first drive platform with a first traffic mode, having a first platform interface corresponding to the cabin interface, c) at least one second drive platform with a second traffic mode, having a second platform interface corresponding to the cabin interface, which in particular essentially corresponds to the first, at least with regard to the interface properties with regard to a connection to the cabin interface, and d) at least one transit node with a platform exchanger, which is designed to be a passenger cabin, which is connected at its cabin interface to the platform interface of a first drive platform, separate from this first drive platform and to connect the passenger cabin to the platform interface of a second drive platform.

In the present case, an intermodal passenger transport system is to be understood in particular to mean a traffic system which has a plurality of vehicles (one vehicle each having at least one passenger cabin and a drive platform connected thereto) and at least two different travel infrastructures for the vehicles. The travel infrastructures are each assigned to different traffic modes. For example, a first travel infrastructure is a road and a second travel infrastructure is a rail track. The vehicles preferably each have a passenger cabin and a drive platform connected to them during the method, wherein different drive platforms can be provided for different travel infrastructures or traffic modes. For example, the passenger cabin can be connected to a drive platform on a road that has drivable road tires and connected to a drive platform that has rail wheels on a rail track.

In the present case, a transit node is to be understood in particular as a location at which traffic infrastructures meet, which are assigned to different traffic modes. In addition, a transit node in particular provides that the passenger cabin is separated from a drive platform that is assigned to the one travel infrastructure and with a drive platform that is assigned to the other traversing infrastructure. For this purpose, in particular, a platform exchanger can be used, which can be designed, for example, as a lifting crane, lifting platform, conveyor belt or in another manner that makes sense in individual cases.

According to a further aspect of the invention, a passenger cabin is provided for use in an intermodal passenger transport system, which is designed in particular according to an embodiment of the invention. The passenger cabin has: a passenger compartment for receiving at least one, in particular several, passengers, and a cabin interface according to an embodiment of the invention for connection to a platform interface of a drive platform.

In the present case, a passenger compartment is to be understood to mean in particular an interior of the passenger cabin, in which, for example, one or more seats and / or one or more standing places for people to be transported are arranged. In particular, user interfaces and / or comfort functions for the person (s) to be transported can also be arranged in the passenger compartment.

According to a further aspect of the invention, a drive platform for use in an intermodal passenger transport system, which is designed in particular according to an embodiment of the invention, is provided. The drive platform has at least: a drive and a chassis for transporting a passenger cabin by means of a specific traffic mode, and a platform interface according to an embodiment of the invention for connection to a cabin interface of a passenger cabin.

In the present case, a drive of the drive platform can be understood to mean that a drive motor is arranged on the drive platform, as well as that the drive platform is indirectly or directly connected to a drive motor. In the present case, undercarriage is to be understood in particular as a device by means of which the drive energy of a drive motor can be converted directly or indirectly into a propulsion movement - however this is carried out in detail in the corresponding traffic mode. For example can have a combustion engine for a drive platform for road-bound interurban traffic - the drive in addition to the combustion engine can have a suitable transmission and the distributor shafts for transmitting the propulsive forces to the wheels. In addition to the wheels, the undercarriage can, for example, have a suitable wheel suspension and / or damping components.

According to a further aspect of the invention, a cabin interface for use on a passenger cabin, which is in particular designed according to an embodiment of the invention, is provided, the cabin interface occupying in particular at least one, in particular larger, part of an underside of the passenger cabin.

The cabin interface is preferably arranged on an underside of the passenger cabin in such a way that the cabin can be connected to its cabin interface at the platform interface in a suitable manner, for example, above a road-bound drive platform. In the present case, there is in particular also an arrangement of the cabin interface on the underside of the passenger cabin when individual interface components are arranged on the side of the passenger cabin.

According to a further aspect of the invention, a platform interface for use on a drive platform, which is in particular designed according to an embodiment of the invention, is provided, the platform interface in particular at least one, in particular larger, part of an upwardly oriented receiving side, in particular an upper side, of the respective Drive platform occupies.

The phrase “upward-oriented receiving side of the drive platform” means in particular that the receiving side of the drive platform is at least essentially arranged below the passenger cabin when the drive platform and the passenger cabin are connected. For example, an embodiment is provided in which the drive platform is suspended above a passenger cabin in a rail track or a cable car cable, whereby nevertheless, the platform interface (in particular on the receiving side) is arranged below the cabin interface and thus also below the passenger cabin if the passenger cabin and the drive platform are connected to one another.

According to a further aspect of the invention, a coupling device for connecting a passenger cabin and a drive platform is provided, in particular both the passenger cabin and the drive platform being designed according to an embodiment of the invention. The coupling device has a cabin interface according to an embodiment of the invention and a platform interface according to an embodiment of the invention. Particularly in the coupled state (in particular the cabin interface and the platform interface), the coupling device has at least: i) a corresponding interface geometry, so that in particular the ports and the media insulation of the connection hubs interlock, and / or ii) a corresponding power transmission fit, so that with connected interfaces the passenger cabin and the drive platform are fixed to one another in the vehicle longitudinal direction, in the vehicle transverse direction and with respect to a rotation about the vertical axis of the vehicle, and / or iii) a corresponding locking mechanism, so that when the interfaces are connected, the passenger cabin and the drive platform are oriented in the vehicle vertical direction and with respect to a rotation about the vehicle longitudinal axis and are fixed around the vehicle's transverse axis.

In the present case, a coupling device is to be understood in particular to mean a device which has a cabin interface of a passenger cabin and a corresponding platform interface of a drive platform. Corresponding here means in particular that certain interface features of a cabin interface on the one hand and a platform interface on the other hand are coordinated with one another in such a way that they can interact in the intended manner. In this respect, "corresponding" can mean, for example: geometrically matching and / or matching for energy transmission and / or matching for data transmission and / or matching for power transmission and / or matching for media transmission. The invention is based, inter alia, on the knowledge that, in the current organization of traffic flows in highly developed societies, motorized individual transport and local public transport are not optimally coordinated. A typical commute for a commuter, for example, often looks like this: The commuter leaves the house and drives his car to the nearest train station. There he loses time while parking the car and running to the platform. He then waits for the train that follows a rigid schedule. After leaving the train, the commuter drives to the main train station of the city where he works. He then loses time again by going to the bus stop on the bus line that takes him to his job. The corresponding bus will depart at the scheduled departure time. The commuter has to go from the arrival stop to the employer's company headquarters.

The invention is now based, among other things, on the idea of combining individual transport and local public transport in an intermodal passenger transport system. Since the occupant of a passenger cabin no longer has to leave the passenger cabin in order to change the traffic mode, the time losses described above can be minimized. In the example of the commuter described above, this could mean, for example: The commuter has ordered a vehicle of the intermodal passenger transport system for a certain time. At this point, a passenger cabin arrives on an electrically operated, road-based drive platform. The commuter gets in and is driven fully autonomously to a first transit node on the outskirts of the village, where the passenger cabin is transferred to a second drive platform with an internal combustion engine by means of a platform exchanger (for example a lifting crane). On this second drive platform, the route to the city of the employer can also be driven overland fully autonomously at a significantly higher speed (and range). On the outskirts of the employer's headquarters, the passenger cabin is transferred again to an electrically driven drive platform at another transit node, which then drives the passenger cabin to the factory gate. Alternatively, the overland passage would also be conceivable in a rail-bound traffic mode, in which case the transit nodes then transfer the passenger cabin to / from another drive platform that has a rail drive.

In order to enable a smooth change between different traffic modes, according to one embodiment at least one transit node has a mode changer which is designed to decouple and insert a vehicle, in particular a passenger cabin with, in particular, a first drive platform from a traffic flow in the first traffic mode , in particular to couple the vehicle, in particular a passenger cabin, with, in particular, a second drive platform into a traffic flow in the second traffic mode.

In the case of a road-bound traffic mode, the mode changer can be, for example, a feeder road and / or have a deceleration and / or acceleration lane; in the case of a rail-bound traffic mode, the mode changer can be, for example, a feeder track and / or have a deceleration and / or acceleration track.

In order to facilitate a fully automatic and / or fully autonomous operation of the intermodal passenger transport system, according to one embodiment the drive platforms are set up and designed for a fully autonomous driving operation. Fully autonomous driving operation is to be understood here in particular to mean that the drive platforms, possibly in conjunction with a passenger cabin, are suitable for driving in a targeted manner in the respective traffic mode without a driver and without an accident, in particular using the travel infrastructure belonging to the traffic mode.

So that the intermodal passenger transport system can be used nationwide, according to one embodiment it has a large number of passenger cabins, a large number of drive platforms each with different traffic modes and several, in particular a large number, transit nodes. The transit nodes are especially tailored to the traffic modes involved.

In order to provide a comprehensive passenger transport system for land-based traffic modes, at least one drive platform with a road-based traffic mode and at least one drive platform with a rail-based traffic mode are provided according to one embodiment. In particular then Transit nodes matched to a transfer of the passenger cabins between road-bound and rail-bound drive platforms.

According to one embodiment, the passenger compartment of the passenger cabin has a passenger operating interface for placing an emergency call and / or for making traffic decisions and / or for opening a passenger compartment door and / or for operating comfort functions. The passenger operating interface, which can be designed, for example, with a touchscreen and / or with a cable-based and / or radio network-based communication interface, can in particular be used to provide various interventions by a passenger in the operation of the passenger transport system, and in particular the passenger cabin. In addition to the emergency call function, general communication functionality can also be provided, for example. The passenger can make traffic decisions, for example, to resolve unexpected situations in road traffic (such as a road block or an obstacle on the road). However, it can also be provided that the passenger can enter a changed destination request on the way. In this way, safe and / or comfortable operation of the intermodal passenger transport system can be ensured in many ways.

According to one embodiment, the passenger compartment has at least one comfort function such as air conditioning / heating, infotainment or a mobile radio connection, which can be operated, for example, by means of the passenger operating interface. This ensures a pleasant travel experience for the passenger.

In an intermodal passenger transport system, very different drive platforms are provided depending on the traffic modes provided. One, several or all of the traffic modes mentioned below can be provided as traffic modes, in particular at least one, in particular several, drive platforms adapted to the respective traffic mode being provided for each of the traffic modes. The following traffic mode can be provided: 1) road traffic based on a drive with an internal combustion engine for driving road wheels and a fuel tank, and / or 2) road traffic based on a drive with at least one electric machine for driving road bikes and an electrical energy store, and / or 3) road traffic based on a drive with at least one electric machine for driving road bikes and an electric energy store as well as a fuel-driven range extender, and / or 4) rail traffic based on a drive with at least one electrical machine for driving rail wheels, and / or 5) rail traffic based on magnetic levitation traffic for driving linear stators, and / or 6) rail traffic based on a pull rope drive, and / or 7) Cable car traffic based on a traction cable drive, and / or 8) magnetic levitation traffic based on a magneto-electric levitation drive, and / or 9) any other traffic mode that appears sensible to a person skilled in the art.

In order to ensure fully autonomous operation of the intermodal passenger transport system, the drive platforms require a suitable infrastructure for fully autonomous operation or at least have to be able to access such an infrastructure indirectly. For this purpose, according to one embodiment it is provided that the respective drive platform has a control unit and at least one sensor, in particular a sensor package, the control unit being set up in cooperation with the sensor, in particular with the sensor package, the drive and the chassis Moving traffic mode fully autonomously, and in particular in a targeted manner to the desired destination. In particular, in order to ensure fully autonomous driving, the drive platform has the sensors required for this, in particular in a sensor package, and a control unit which is set up to suitably control the respective drive and thus, if appropriate, the respective undercarriage on the basis of the sensor values detected by the sensors.

To be able to connect the cabin interface of the passenger cabins with the corresponding platform interface of the different drive platform in each traffic mode, these must have corresponding interfaces.

According to one embodiment, it is provided that the cabin interface has: i) an interface geometry with a power transmission fit, wherein the power transmission fit has at least one, in particular two spaced-apart, transverse walls and / or at least two longitudinal walls spaced apart from one another, and / or ii) a lock arranged on the interface geometry, which preferably has at least one locking recess, and / or iii) one on the Interface geometry arranged connection hub with at least one data port, at least one energy port and media isolation, which delimits the hub and / or at least one of the ports from the rest of the interface geometry.

According to one embodiment, it is provided that the platform interface has: I) an interface geometry with a power transmission fit that corresponds, in particular, to a power transmission fit of a cabin interface, the power transmission fit, at least one, in particular two spaced-apart transverse walls and / or at least two has mutually objectionable longitudinal walls, and / or II) a lock arranged on the interface geometry, which preferably has at least one bolt, and / or III) a connection hub arranged on the interface geometry with at least one data port, at least one energy port and / or media insulation that delimits the hub from the rest of the interface geometry, and / or IV) interface heating that is designed to prevent and / or defrost icing of the platform interface or individual components and / or icing of the cabin to prevent and / or defrost the interface or individual components.

In the present case, a force transmission fit is to be understood to mean, in particular, a correspondingly designed outer contour of the cabin interface and the platform interface, which is designed in particular in such a way that (for example, a form-fitting and / or friction-locking) connected interfaces ensures that forces arising from the driving operation of the drive platforms are transmitted in the vehicle longitudinal direction and / or in the vehicle transverse direction from the outer contour of the platform interface to the outer contour of the cabin interface. With regard to the force directions mentioned, cohesion of the passenger cabin and the trading platform can be ensured, at least beyond extreme driving situations, even without locking.

In the present case, a connection hub includes, in particular, a transmission interface for data to be transmitted (in particular by means of the data port) and / or energy to be transmitted (in particular electrical energy by means of the energy port).

In the present case, media insulation is to be understood in particular as a barrier such as, for example, a housing or an insulating element, which is designed to keep dirt and / or water away from the connecting stroke.

In the present case, an interface heating is to be understood in particular to mean a heating device of the platform which is set up to defrost and / or to de-ice and / or to keep frost-free or ice-free relevant components of the corresponding power transmission fit and / or the connection stroke.

According to one embodiment, a coupling device for connecting a passenger cabin and a drive platform has, in particular, a cabin interface according to an embodiment of the invention and a platform interface according to an embodiment of the invention. In the coupled state of the cabin interface and the platform interface, the coupling device has at least: a) a corresponding interface geometry, so that in particular the ports and the media isolations of the connection hubs interlock, b) a corresponding power transmission fit, so that when the interfaces are connected, the passenger cabin and the drive platform in Longitudinal direction of the vehicle, in the transverse direction of the vehicle and with respect to a rotation about the vertical axis of the vehicle are fixed to one another, c) a corresponding locking device, so that when the interfaces are connected, the passenger cabin and the drive platform are fixed in the vertical direction of the vehicle and with respect to a rotation about the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and the transverse axis of the vehicle.

Fig. 1

in einer dreidimensionalen Ansicht ein intermodales Personenverkehrssystem nach einer beispielhaften Ausführung der Erfindung mit einem Transitknoten zum Wechseln von Personenkabinen zwischen verschiedenen Antriebsplattformen;

Fig. 2

in einer schematischen Schnittansicht das intermodale Personenverkehrssystem aus Figur 1;

Fig. 3

in einer schematischen Schnittansicht ein intermodales Personenverkehrssystem nach einer weiteren beispielhaften Ausführung der Erfindung mit einem Transitknoten, an welchem Personenkabinen von einer ersten straßengebundenen Antriebsplattform auf eine zweite straßengebundene Antriebsplattform überführt werden können;

Fig. 4a

in einer Seitenansicht eine Personenkabine nach einer ersten, straßengebundenen beispielhaften Ausführung der Erfindung, die mit einer Antriebsplattform nach einer ersten beispielhaften Ausführung der Erfindung verbunden ist;

Fig. 4b

die Personenkabine aus Fig. 4a verbunden mit einer Antriebsplattform nach einer zweiten, schienengebundenen beispielhaften Ausführung der Erfindung;

Fig. 5

die in Figur 4a dargestellten Komponenten in verschiedenen Ansichten;

Fig. 6

in schematischen Ansichten ein Wechsel der Personenkabine von einer ersten Antriebsplattform auf eine zweite Antriebsplattform an einem Transitknoten gemäß Fig. 3;

Fig. 7

eine Kopplungseinrichtung nach einer beispielhaften Ausführung der Erfindung, bestehend aus einer Kabinenschnittstelle an der Personenkabine von Fig. 4a (schematisch von unten betrachtet dargestellt in Fig. 7a) und einer Plattformschnittstelle an der Antriebsplattform gemäß Fig. 4a (schematisch von oben betrachtet dargestellt in Fig. 7b), jeweils dargestellt in einer schematischen Draufsicht;

Fig. 8

die Kabinenschnittstelle und die Plattformschnittstelle der Kopplungseinrichtung aus Fig. 7, jeweils dargestellt in einer schematischen Seitenansicht; und

Fig. 9

Kopplungseinrichtung aus Fig. 7 entlang der Schnittlinie I - I aus Fig. 7a und II - II aus Figur 7b.

Advantageous developments of the various aspects of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims. Further features, advantages and possible uses of the invention result from the following description in connection with the figures. They show, partly in a highly schematic representation,

Fig. 1

a three-dimensional view of an intermodal passenger transport system according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention with a transit node for changing passenger cabins between different drive platforms;

Fig. 2

in a schematic sectional view of the intermodal passenger transport system Figure 1 ;

Fig. 3

a schematic sectional view of an intermodal passenger transport system according to a further exemplary embodiment of the invention with a transit node, at which passenger cabins can be transferred from a first road-bound drive platform to a second road-bound drive platform;

Fig. 4a

a side view of a passenger cabin according to a first, road-bound exemplary embodiment of the invention, which is connected to a drive platform according to a first exemplary embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 4b

the passenger cabin out Fig. 4a connected to a drive platform according to a second, rail-bound exemplary embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 5

in the Figure 4a components shown in different views;

Fig. 6

schematic views of a change of the passenger cabin from a first drive platform to a second drive platform at a transit node according to Fig. 3 ;

Fig. 7

a coupling device according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, consisting of a cabin interface on the passenger cabin of Fig. 4a (shown schematically from below in Fig. 7a ) and a platform interface according to the drive platform Fig. 4a (shown schematically from above in Fig. 7b ), each shown in a schematic top view;

Fig. 8

the cabin interface and the platform interface of the coupling device Fig. 7 , each shown in a schematic side view; and

Fig. 9

Coupling device from Fig. 7 along the section line I - I Fig. 7a and II - II out Figure 7b .

In Figure 1 An intermodal passenger transport system 1 is shown which has a large number of passenger cabins 2. The passenger cabins 2 each have one in Figure 1 Cabin interface 4, not shown (see in particular Figures 4a , 5c and 6 to 9 ), by means of which they can be connected to different drive platforms (for example 100, 200 or 300), ie in the exemplary embodiment shown with a first, road-bound drive platform 100 or with a second rail-bound drive platform 200.

The first drive platforms 100 have a first platform interface 104 which corresponds to the cabin interface 4, the second drive platforms 200 have a second platform interface 204 which essentially corresponds to the first platform interface 104 at least with regard to the interface properties to the cabin interface 4.

The intermodal passenger transport system 1 additionally has a transit node 6 with a platform exchanger 8 only indicated schematically in the exemplary embodiment. The platform exchanger is designed to move a passenger cabin 1, which is connected at its cabin interface to the platform interface 104 of a first drive platform 100, from this first drive platform 100 separate and connect the passenger cabin 1 to the platform interface 204 of a second drive platform 200, or vice versa, as in FIG Figure 1 shown.

In the exemplary embodiment, in addition to the travel track 10, a deceleration or feeder track 12 is provided in the rail system for operating the second drive platforms 200, on which the vehicles consisting of the passenger cabin 2 and the second drive platform 200 can be braked. In addition, a road system, which is otherwise not shown, for operating the first drive platforms 100 has a feeder road 14. The feeder track 12 and the feeder road 14 are routed to one another such that passenger cabins 2 can be transferred from the second drive platform 200 to a provided first drive platform 100 at a platform exchange point 16 or vice versa (not shown here).

In the exemplary embodiment, the platform exchanger 8 of the transit node 6 is of a very simple design: by means of a mechanism (not shown), the platform interface 204 of the second drive platform 200 is opened at the platform exchange point 16 at a time at which a first drive platform 100 (below 2.4) (here 2.4) here 100.4) is provided.

In this way, for example, a transition from a very fast, rail-bound interurban connection (similar to long-distance rail transport) to an inner-city road connection (similar to local bus transport) can be made possible in a fully autonomous system. For this purpose, the first drive platform 100 can be equipped, for example, with an electric drive and a rechargeable battery pack.

In Figure 2 is the intermodal passenger transport system 1 from Figure 1 shown again in a schematic sectional view for clarification. The transit node 6 with the platform exchanger 8 and the supplying infrastructure of both traffic modes is shown in detail. In the Figure 2 four traffic situations are shown:
(1) A passenger cabin 2a which is moved quickly on a second drive platform 200a past the transit node 6 in the overland travel traffic of the rail-based traffic mode; (2) A passenger cabin 2b, which is moved on a first drive platform 200b past the transit node 6 in inner-city travel traffic; (3) At different times, a passenger cabin 2c, which is decoupled from the rail-bound traffic 6 at the transit node 6 and coupled into the road-bound traffic; and (4) a passenger cabin 2d at different times, which is decoupled from the road-bound traffic mode at the transit node 6 and is coupled into the rail-bound traffic mode.

The passenger cabin 2c is initially traveling on a second drive platform 200c on the travel track 10. It is decoupled onto the feeder track 12 and braked to the platform exchange point 16 and moved there. At the platform exchange point 16 there is a first drive platform 100e on which the cabin 2c is placed by means of the platform exchange 8. The first drive platform 100e is provided from a first platform store 18. The second drive platform 200c that has been released by the transfer is temporarily stored in a second platform storage 20. The passenger cabin 2c is accelerated in connection with the first drive platform 100e on the feeder road 14 and then moved onto the travel road 20. Conversely, the passenger cabin 2d, which is connected to a first drive platform 100d on the feeder road 14 to the platform exchanger 8, can be reloaded at the platform exchange point 16 to a second drive platform 200f, accelerated on the feeder track 12, and coupled into the travel track 10.

In Figure 3 a section from another transit node 6 * is shown, which enables a traffic mode change between a first road-bound traffic mode and a second road-bound traffic mode. The first road-bound traffic mode has first drive platforms 100, which are provided with an electric drive for city traffic S. The second road-bound traffic mode has second road-bound drive platforms 300, which are provided with an internal combustion engine for interurban traffic L.

Such a transit node 6 * can, for example, in an intermodal passenger transport system 1 according to the Figures 1 and 2 can also be provided if the corresponding traffic modes are provided. In the representation of the Figure 3 the transit node 6 * is part of another intermodal passenger transport system 1 *.

Is shown in Figure 3 an out-of-town direction of travel road 20 *. In this direction of travel, a passenger cabin 2a (which is shown at different times) can be moved on the first drive platform 100a via a feeder road 14 * to a platform exchanger 8 * (here designed as a movable lifting gripper) and translated there to a second drive platform 300.1 provided will. Connected to this second drive platform 300.1, the passenger cabin 2a can be accelerated and coupled into the overland traffic. Also at this transit node 8 *, different platform bearings 18 * and 20 * are provided for the different drive platforms 100 and 300, from which the requested type of platform can be provided.

In the illustrated passenger transport system 1 *, a passenger cabin 2 can be translated from interurban traffic into city traffic and thus from a second drive platform 300 to a first drive platform 100 analogous to the area of the transit node 6 * shown on an analog platform exchanger (not shown) on a feeder road of the city's driving direction be performed.

In the Figures 4a different vehicle combinations are shown, which can result from the same passenger cabin 2 in connection with different drive platforms. In Figure 4a A group of vehicles is shown which results from the connection of the passenger cabin 2 to a first road-bound drive platform 100. The passenger cabin 2 is accommodated on its cabin interface 4 in the drive platform 100, in particular placed on its platform interface 104.

In Figure 4b A (compound) vehicle is shown in which the passenger cabin 2 is connected to a second, rail-bound drive platform 200. The inclusion of the cabin interface 4 in the platform interface 204 of the second drive platform is not shown. Unlike the first drive platform 100, the second drive platform 200 has no wheels. Instead, it has a support structure 202 with which a rail guide 203 for guidance on a travel track 10 is connected to the substructure of the second drive platform 200 - and thus to the platform interface 204. In this way, the passenger cabin 2 can be moved along a hanging rail track.

For example, the rail guide 203 can have a starter gate package of an electromagnetic linear drive, in which case the travel rail 10 then has the associated actuators. Alternatively, it can also be provided that the rail guide 203 is connected to a rail drive of the drive platform 200. In addition or as an alternative to the traffic mode described here, a traffic mode can also be provided, in which the basic structure of the drive platform with wheel shafts is made of the same Figure 4a corresponds, but the wheels are designed as rail wheels for operation, for example, on classic standard-gauge railways.

In the Figure 5 the (composite) vehicle comprising a passenger cabin and a first drive platform 100 is shown in different perspectives. Especially in Figure 5c the passenger cabin 2 on the one hand and the first drive platform 100 on the other hand are shown both in a separate and in a connected state. The Figures 5a, b and c it can also be seen that the passenger cabin 2 has a passenger compartment 22 for accommodating at least one passenger. In this passenger compartment 22, for example, a seat 24 can be installed for each intended passenger. In addition, in the exemplary embodiment, the passenger compartment has a passenger operating interface 26 (cf. Figure 7 ) to make an emergency call and / or to make traffic decisions and / or to open a passenger compartment door 28. The passenger cabin 2 also has a suitable air conditioning infrastructure 30, an infotainment system possibly connected to the user interface 26 and / or a mobile radio amplifier 34 for providing a telephone and / or internet connection for the passengers.

The Figure 5d An exemplary interface geometry 106 of the platform interface 104 of the first drive platform 100 can be seen. Especially from Figure 5c Both an exemplary interface geometry 34 of the cabin interface 4 and an exemplary interface geometry 106 of the platform interface 104 of the drive platform 100 can be seen. At both interfaces 4 and 104, transverse walls 36 and 108 of the respective interface geometry 34 and 106 can be seen. A longitudinal wall 110 can also be seen from the interface geometry 106 of the drive platform 100. Because the transverse walls 36 on the one hand and 108 on the other hand are designed to correspond to one another (as are the longitudinal walls 110 and the longitudinal walls (not shown) of the passenger cabin 2), the cabin interface 4 and the platform interface 104 can be supported against one another in the connected state, for example if travel forces are to be absorbed.

In Figure 6 is shown schematically in several steps a to d how a passenger cabin 2 can be transferred from a first road-bound drive platform 100 with an electric drive to a second road-bound drive platform 300 with an internal combustion engine by means of a platform exchanger (not shown). It is clear from the illustration that the platform interfaces 104 of the drive platforms 100 and 304 of the drive platform 300 must at least essentially correspond, at least with regard to the interface properties, in order to be able to accommodate the cabin interface 4.

The change of the drive platform shown can in this way for example in the in Figure 3 Intermodal passenger transport system 1 * shown. In this case, the passenger cabin 2 is lifted in Figure 3 schematically shown platform exchanger 8 * for use.

In Figure 7 a schematic bottom view of a passenger cabin 2 is shown. In Figure 7b a schematic top view of a first drive platform 100 is shown. So that it can be seen better that the cabin interface 4 and the platform interface 104 are designed to correspond to one another, these are Passenger cabin 2 and the drive platform 100 with different frontal orientations - represented by the triangular tips. The passenger cabin out Figure 7a In addition to the platform interface 4, it has a control unit 40 which is connected to the infrastructure 26, 30, 32 and / or 34 of the passenger compartment 22 of the passenger cabin 2 by suitable lines for data / energy transmission.

The cabin interface 4 has an exemplary interface geometry 34 with transverse walls 36.1 and 36.2 and longitudinal walls 38.1 and 38.2. The entirety of the different walls 36 and 38 contributes to the definition of a power transmission fit 39 of the cabin interface 4 or defines it completely. On the interface geometry 4, the part of a lock 42 on the cabin side for the securely fixed connection of the passenger cabin 2 and the drive platform 100, a locking recess 44, is arranged. The interface geometry 34 has a cabin-side connection hub 46 with a data port 48 for the transmission of data such as control data between the passenger cabin 2 and the drive platform 100. In addition, the connection hub 46 has an energy port 50 for transmitting electrical energy in particular between the drive platform 100 and the passenger cabin 2. Both ports 48 and 50 are shielded from harmful media such as water and / or dirt by means of media insulation 52, at least in the connected state.

The control unit 40 is also each connected to the data port and the energy port 50 for data and / or energy transmission with a data line. All lines in Figure 7 are shown with double-dotted chain lines.

In Figure 7b A first road-bound drive platform 100 is shown with an electric drive, not shown, which acts on at least two of the wheels 110. The drive platform 100 has a control unit 140 which is connected by means of a data and / or energy transmission line to a sensor package 150 which, in cooperation with the control unit 140, enables the drive platform 100 to perform a fully autonomous method in public road traffic.

The drive platform 100 has a platform interface 104 corresponding to the cabin interface 4 of the passenger cabin 2 with an interface geometry 104. In a manner analogous to the cabin interface 4, a force transmission fit 139 of the platform interface 104 results wholly or partly from the transverse walls 108 and / or the longitudinal walls 106.

At the platform interface 104, a bolt 144 of the lock 42 is arranged, which is designed to correspond to the locking recess 44 of the passenger cabin 2, so that a secure locking can be achieved.

A connection hub 146 with a data port 148 and an energy port 150 is also arranged in the interface geometry 106 of the platform interface 104, the ports 148 and 150 having a media insulation 152. Ports 148 and 150 are connected to control unit 140 with suitable data and / or power transmission lines.

In addition, the platform interface (104) has an interface heater (154) which, for example with heating wires, is designed to defrost icing of the platform interface or individual components and / or to keep the interface geometry (135) free of ice.

In Figure 8a the passenger cabin 2 is off Figure 7a shown in a schematic side view. The door 28 is shown in dashed lines because it is arranged on the side facing away from the viewer. The passenger compartment 22 can be seen schematically. The operator interface 26, the door actuator 30 and the further infrastructure 32 and 34 are shown in dashed lines. The platform interface 4 can be seen with the transverse walls 36 and the longitudinal wall 38.2. The connecting stroke 46 and the locking recess 44 are only shown in broken lines due to their internal position.

In Figure 8b the drive platform 100 is off Figure 7b with its power transmission fit 139, which corresponds to the power transmission fit 39 of the passenger cabin 2. The bolt 144 can be seen as well as the connecting stroke 146.

In Figure 9 is shown how the cabin interface 4 from the Figures 7 and 8th and platform interface 104 from FIGS Figures 7 and 8th can be connected to a coupling device 500, wherein in the coupled state - which is not shown here - the passenger cabin 2 and the drive platform 100 are firmly connected to one another by the coupling. The representation of the Figure 9 is a combination of the in Figure 7a drawn section II and the in Figure 7b drawn section II-II. It can be seen that the force transmission fit 39 of the cabin interface 4 and the force transmission fit 139 of the platform interface 104 are designed to correspond to one another in such a way that when they are brought together further, they fit together as shown, and are reliably and positively connected to one another by means of the illustrated longitudinal walls 38 and 106, when the latch 42 is closed after the interfaces have been completely nested. The lock 42 then hardly has to perform a power transmission function, but merely to ensure cohesion in the event of unforeseen forces - for example in the event of an accident. When the interfaces 4 and 104 are completely merged, 46 and 146 also engage in one another, as a result of which the desired connection between the passenger cabin 2 and the drive platform 100 can be ensured.

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1

intermodal passenger transport system

2nd

Passenger cabin

4th

Cabin interface

6

Transit node

8th

Platform exchanger

10th

Travel track

12

Feeder track

14

Feeder road

16

Platform exchange point

18th

first platform warehouse

20th

second platform warehouse

22

Passenger compartment

24th

Seat

26

Passenger operator interface

28

Passenger door

30th

Air conditioning infrastructure

32

further passenger compartment infrastructure

34

Cellular interface

35

Interface geometry

36

Transverse wall

38

Longitudinal wall

39

Power transmission fit

40

Control unit

42

Interlock

44

Locking recess

46

Connecting stroke

48

Data port

50

Energy port

52

Media isolation

100

first drive platform (road-bound, electrical machines)

104

first platform interface

106

Longitudinal wall

108

Transverse wall

110

wheel

135

Interface geometry

139

Power transmission fit

140

Control unit

144

bars

146

Connecting stroke

148

Data port

150

Energy port

152

Media isolation

154

Interface heating

160

Sensor package

200

second drive platform (rail-bound)

204

second platform interface

300

second drive platform (road-bound, internal combustion engine)

304

second platform interface

500

Coupling device

S

city traffic

L

Intercity traffic

x

Longitudinal direction

y

Cross direction

e.g.

Vertical direction

Claims (16)

Intermodal passenger transport system (1), comprising: - at least one passenger cabin (2) for receiving at least one passenger, the passenger cabin having a cabin interface (4), at least one first drive platform (100) with a first traffic mode, comprising a first platform interface (104) corresponding to the cabin interface (4), - at least one second drive platform (200, 300) with a second traffic mode, comprising a second platform interface (204, 304), which at least substantially corresponds to the first platform interface (104), and - At least one transit node (6) with a platform exchanger (8), which is designed to remove a passenger cabin (2), which is connected at its cabin interface (4) to the platform interface (104) of a first drive platform (100) Separate drive platform (100) and to connect the passenger cabin (4) to the platform interface (204, 304) of a second drive platform (200, 300). An intermodal passenger transport system (1) according to claim 1, wherein at least one transit node (6) has a mode changer (12; 14) which is designed to decouple and insert a vehicle (2; 100, 200, 300) from a traffic flow in the first traffic mode , in particular that of coupling the vehicle (2; 100, 200, 300) into a traffic flow in the second traffic mode. Intermodal passenger transport system (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the drive platforms (100, 200, 300) are set up and designed for fully autonomous driving. Intermodal passenger transport system (1) according to one of the preceding claims, comprising a plurality of passenger cabins (2), each having a plurality of driving platforms (100, 200, 300) having different transport modes and a plurality of transit nodes (6). Intermodal passenger transport system (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one drive platform (100, 300) with a road-based traffic mode and at least one drive platform (200) with a rail-based traffic mode is provided. Passenger cabin (2) for use in an intermodal passenger transport system (1) according to one of the preceding claims, comprising: - A passenger compartment (22) for receiving at least one passenger, and - A cabin interface (4) for connection to a platform interface (104, 204, 304) of a drive platform (100, 200, 300). Passenger cabin (2) according to claim 6, wherein the passenger compartment (22) has a passenger operating interface (26) for placing an emergency call and / or for making traffic decisions and / or for opening a passenger compartment door (28) and / or for operating comfort functions ( 30, 32, 34). Passenger cabin (1) according to one of claims 6 or 7, wherein the passenger compartment (22) has at least one comfort function (30, 32, 34) such as air conditioning / heating, infotainment or a mobile radio connection. Drive platform (100, 200, 300) for use in an intermodal passenger transport system (1) according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 5, comprising - A drive and a chassis (110; 202, 203) for transporting a passenger cabin (2) by means of a specific traffic mode, and - A platform interface (104, 204, 304) for connection to a cabin interface (4) of a passenger cabin (2). Drive platform (100, 200, 300) according to claim 9, the traffic mode of which is characterized by: - Road traffic based on a drive with an internal combustion engine for driving road wheels (110) and a fuel tank, and or - Road traffic based on a drive with at least one electrical machine for driving road wheels and an electrical energy store, and / or - Road traffic based on a drive with at least one electrical machine for driving road wheels and an electrical energy store and a fuel-driven range extender, and / or - Rail traffic based on a drive with at least one electrical machine for driving rail wheels, and / or - Rail traffic based on magnetic levitation to drive linear stators, and / or - Rail traffic based on a pull rope drive, and / or - Cable car traffic based on a pull rope drive, and / or - Magnetic levitation based on a magneto-electric levitation drive. Drive platform (100, 200, 300) according to claim 9 or 10, comprising a control unit (140) and a sensor package (160), the control unit (140) in cooperation with the sensor package (160), the drive and the chassis (110; 202, 203) is set up to move the drive platform (100, 200, 300) fully autonomously in its traffic mode. Cabin interface (4) for use on a passenger cabin (2) according to one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the cabin interface (4) occupies at least a larger part of an underside of the passenger cabin (2). Cabin interface (4) according to claim 12, comprising - a cabin interface geometry (35) with a power transmission fit (39), the power transmission fit (39) having at least one, in particular two spaced apart, transverse walls (36) and at least two spaced-apart longitudinal walls (38), and / or - A lock (42) arranged on the interface geometry (35), which preferably has at least one locking recess (44), and / or - A connection hub (46) arranged on the interface geometry (35) with at least one data port (48), at least one energy port (50) and a media insulation (52) which connects the connection hub (46) and / or at least one of the Ports (48, 50) differentiated from the rest of the interface geometry. Platform interface (104, 204, 304) for use on a drive platform (100, 200, 300) according to one of claims 9 to 11, wherein the platform interface (104, 204, 304) at least a larger part of an upwardly oriented receiving side, in particular one Top, the respective drive platform (100, 200, 300) occupies. Platform interface (104, 204, 304) according to claim 14, comprising - A platform interface geometry (135) with a power transmission fit (139), the power transmission fit (139) having at least one, in particular two spaced apart, transverse walls (108) and at least two spaced-apart longitudinal walls (106), and / or - A locking device (42) arranged on the interface geometry (135), which preferably has at least one locking bar (144), and / or - A connection hub (146) arranged on the interface geometry (135) with at least one data port (148), at least one energy port (150) and a media insulation which connects the connection hub (146) and / or at least one of the ports (148 , 150) compared to the rest of the interface geometry (135), and / or - An interface heater (154), which is designed to defrost icing of the platform interface (104) or individual components. Coupling device (500) for connecting a passenger cabin (2) and a drive platform (100, 200, 300), comprising a cabin interface (4) according to one of claims 12 or 13 and a platform interface (104, 204, 304) according to one of claims 14 or 15, when coupled : a corresponding interface geometry (35, 135), so that in particular the connecting hubs (46, 146) engage with the ports (48, 148; 50, 150) and the media insulation (52, 152) of the connecting hubs (46, 146), - A corresponding power transmission fit (39, 139), so that with connected interfaces (4; 104, 204, 304) the passenger cabin (2) and the drive platform (100, 200, 300) in the vehicle longitudinal direction (x), in the vehicle transverse direction (y ) and with respect to a rotation about the vehicle vertical axis (z) to one another, - A corresponding locking (42; 44, 144), so that when the interfaces (4; 104, 204, 304) are connected, the passenger cabin (2) and the drive platform (100, 200, 300) in the vehicle vertical direction (z) and with respect to a rotation about the vehicle longitudinal axis (x) and about the vehicle transverse axis (y).

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